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Bonfire Night: Sneak Peek
Discover the captivating story of two individuals navigating love, art, and ambition against the backdrop of WWII in “Bonfire Night,” a beautifully written historical novel reminiscent of Ian McEwan and Graham Swift. Follow the journey of Kate Grifferty, a talented Irish Catholic photographer, and David Rabatkin, a brilliant British Jewish medical student, as their paths intertwine in a world consumed by war and the search for identity.$0.00$0.99 -
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Unknown
It happens every year. A select few disappear, never to return. From The Falkland Islands to the Himalayas, Puerto Rico to England – people are vanishing without trace or explanation. A young man who’s lost everything stumbles across an ancient secret. Can he unlock the mystery? Will he find those who need him? …can he escape the Unknown? Praise from readers: ★★★★★”Phenomenal.” – Rachel Granoff, Amazon review ★★★★★“Excellent storytelling.” – Anne-Marie Chamberlain, Amazon review Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Welcome Home: Historic Romance of the Celtic Legends
From the romantic history of Scottish Highlander outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor to the tragedy of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s last Jacobite Rising, the courage of Flora MacDonald, and the swashbuckling Irish story of Morty Óg O’Sullivan, WELCOME HOME is a tapestry of the great historical conflicts between England and the Celtic nations. Along the way, there are stops through little known incidents that bring Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, and other historical figures roaring to the page, together with stories, music, and recipes that will immerse readers into the historic battles between towering personalities. Whether you love historical romance, legends, or the history of Scotland and Ireland, read it through from cover to cover or jump around via the table of contents. WELCOME HOME will make you reexamine what you thought you knew about the facts in your history books as well as the characters in your favorite novels. An engaging collection that puts historical romance and the contemporary view of historical fact into context, perfect for readers who love Martina Boone’s Celtic Legends Collection, Nora Roberts’ magical trilogies from Scotland and Ireland, Diana Gabaldon’s OUTLANDER series, Susannah Kearsley’s modern gothic novels with a touch of history, or medieval or regency historical fiction featuring men in kilts. ★★★★★ PRAISE FOR LAKE OF DESTINY ★★★★★ “I loved this!!! It reminds me of a Nora Roberts series, The Gallaghers of Ardmore . . . but a Scottish version with men in kilts!” — Two Chicks on Books “Outlander-Lite Meets Gilmore Girls in Scotland. This is a story that sucked me in from the start and didn’t let go until I’d laughed, shed a few tears and worked up an appetite. Fast. Fun. Romantic. Read it!” —Jenuine Cupcakes “Endearing and alluring! Modern day mixed with history, truth, folklore, and just the right touch of the blarney!” — Thoughts on Your Words “So much charm it’s magical!” — BookGeek ★★★★★ PRAISE FOR COMPULSION ★★★★★ “Skillfully blends rich magic and folklore with adventure, sweeping romance, and hidden treasure . . . Impressive.” — Publisher’s Weekly “Eight Beaufort is so swoon-worthy that it’s ridiculous.” — RT Book Reviews, RT Editors Best Books of 2014 “Darkly romantic and steeped in Southern Gothic charm, you’ll be compelled to get lost in the Heirs of Watson Island series.” — #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout “The perfect Southern family saga: charming and steamy on the surface, with cold-blooded secrets buried down deep.” — Kendare Blake, NYT bestselling author “Haunting, atmospheric, and absorbing.” — Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author “Beautifully written, with vivid characters, a generations-old feud, and romance that leaps off the page. Not to be missed.” — Megan Shepherd, NYT bestselling author ★★★★★ MARTINA BOONE’S CELTIC LEGENDS COLLECTION ★★★★★ The novels of the Celtic Legends collection are heartwarming, uplifting, and suspenseful stand-alone contemporary love stories set in enchanting locations in Scotland, Cornwall, Ireland, and Wales with a bit of history, legend, and magic along with heaping doses of heart and romance. They’ll whisk you away to the Scottish Highlands, to romantic Cornish castles, and archeological digs on remote Irish islands and introduce you to strong women, heroes you’ll fall in love with, and quirky side characters you won’t forget. With plenty of swoon, they are clean enough for readers of all age groups, including Martina’s young adult readers, and they can be read in any order, although side characters from previous books are sometimes mentioned. Read more$0.00$3.99 -
The Three Fates
The Three Fates Beloved Emperor Trajan is dead. His brutal successor Hadrian draws ever nearer to Rome. And three desperate souls try to forge new paths in a world turned upside down . . . THE EMPEROR’S NEMESIS. Battered warrior Vix has always been Hadrian’s bitter enemy, and he vows that will never change, even when he is made Praetorian Guard and Imperial watchdog. But with his family’s lives on the line, Vix faces a bitter choice: kill a friend, or serve a foe? THE EMPEROR’S RIVAL. Mild, scholarly Titus might once have been favored as Imperial heir, but he never wanted the throne. All he desires is peace in the arms of his new bride—but the jealous Hadrian has other ideas. A horror of bloodshed and violence interrupts Titus’s wedding night, and the man of peace finds a choice at sword-point: honor and death, or betrayal and a cell? THE EMPEROR’S WIFE. Elegant, elusive Sabina is desperate to escape the bleak future that awaits her as Hadrian’s Empress, and even more desperate to conceal the secret growing in her own body. But when she begs a famous seer for a glimpse into her future, she receives an astonishing vision of the Eternal City under Hadrian’s rule, and the new Empress must choose: her own freedom, or the glory of Rome? Three former friends find new futures in blood, omen, and prophecy. Three prequel vignettes to Kate Quinn’s long-awaited “Lady of the Eternal City.” Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Death by Greek Fire
After twenty years as a professional solider, Decimus Julius Virilis – distant kin to the Imperator himself – has been commissioned the third in command of the newly formed Legio XII Brundisium. It’s his last assignment before retiring from Caesar Augustus’ legions – and turns out to be much more dangerous than he anticipated. After being shipped off to Dalmatia to fight the rebels waging war against Rome, the untrained legion immediately blunders into a death trap deep in enemy territory, leaving the commanding officer and his lieutenants dead. Decimus is commanded by the heir apparent, Tiberius Caesar, to find the mastermind who planned the diabolical trap and is attempting to plunge the Roman Empire back into a civil war. But can the Roman tribune see the unseen and solve a crime others think is impossible? Set in the time of the Roman Empire, Death By Greek Fire is the first book in B.R. Stateham’s ‘Decimus Julius Virilis’ series of historical mystery novels. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Forever England
Naïve but determined, Captain Edward Eldridge refuses to ride out the war from the safety of headquarters and demands a post on the Belgian front line. Shocked by the futility of trench warfare, Edward regrets his fervent support for a war he no longer understands. Amid the brutal fighting, news from Dublin reveals a battle brewing much closer to home. After being saved from certain death by a man he once thought an enemy, he questions the rigid truths of the world he thought he knew. Meanwhile, from her post as a housekeeper for a prominent loyalist family, Nora Cullen and her circle of rebels quietly mobilize Dublin to fight for Irish freedom. As she races to uncover her employer’s own secret network, she learns of a deadly betrayal. Steeled by tragedy, Nora seeks a revenge that could cost her life when an unlikely ally befriends her and changes her course. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
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The Other Santa: a Christmas Miracle
For a girl of twenty, Angieline is uncommonly wise. Perhaps losing her mother at five years old, shaped her this way. Though, the presence of her forty-three-year-old tutor and the secrets they share could be closer to the truth. She and Mario, her tutor/adopted father, have been in many towns in the USA. Though their strange deeds could make them targets for unscrupulous people, they keep going even if it leads to the end of their undertakings. When James, the reporter, appears in their lives, right before Christmas, their secrets become hard to keep and their lies threaten to catch up with them. Torn between duty and love, she will have to make peace with her heart one way or the other. Though her choice could break not only her and his heart but, the heart of her tutor or the children’s orphanage that desperately needs a miracle for Christmas. Read more$0.00$2.99 -
Twisted
From USA Today Bestselling Author, Uvi Poznansky, comes an anthology of dark fantasy stories: Come into a strange world, where everything is firmly rooted in the familiar—except for some quirky detail that twists the yarn and takes it for a spin in an unexpected direction. So prepare yourself: keep the lights on. If you like to read Edgar Allan Poe, you’ll love this horror anthology, where a woman—or rather, her ghost—finds a way to outwit the devil. ★★★★★ “To say her stories are one of a kind would be a disservice as they are really one of no other kind: Twisted is unique.” Scroll up and get Twisted now! Read more$0.00$3.99 -
Lady Rosamund
Strong-minded Lady Rosamund rebels at being a pawn in a political chess game that sets her up as the prize if Hanseatic sea captain Erik Branden defeats her father’s enemy. Victorious, but injured, Erik stumbles on Burg Mosel’s tower steps, accidentally tripping the mechanism that opens a secret chamber and exposes a skeleton. His discovery solves a long-standing mystery and uncovers a deeper treachery. Can Erik’s integrity and love overcome Rosamund’s fear and defiance? The Rose & The RingBook 1: Lady RosamundBook 2: Lady Katherine Book 3: Lady VeronikaBook 4: Lady AlexandraBook 5: Lady ConstanziaBook 6: Lady MareskaBook 6: Lady Theresa Also by Joyce Brandt Williams:Quilt of Grace, a Western & Frontier tale of restoration and hope! Read more$0.00$0.99 -
The Ephesus Scroll
In 93 AD, Loukas, the son of a wealthy Christian trader, is entrusted with a scroll to read in seven churches in Asia Minor. However, the scroll sparks rebellion wherever he goes and the Roman authorities attempt to track him down. But all Loukas wants to do is complete his mission and get back to Ephesus and his fiancée, Iounia. In 2005 AD, Dima and Natasha, a young Russian couple from St. Petersburg, come across a stone box with a scroll inside, apparently found in Ephesus by Dima’s great-great-grandfather. The scroll is a complete – and early – copy of the book of Revelation. How did this scroll come to be found in Russia? And has it come to light at this very time for a reason? The Ephesus Scroll is a novel that attempts to answer two questions. What did the book of Revelation mean to the people who first heard it? And what does it mean for us today? Read more$0.00$0.99 -
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Varangian
In the new Rome, duplicity and death reign supreme. It’s the mid-11th century, and the Byzantine Empire dominates the world. Within the walls of its great capital, Constantinople, treachery, debauchery and power politics are part of the lives of the ruling elite. Thrust into this mix is the Viking adventurer, Harald Hardrada. In the court of the deranged emperor, Michael the Fifth, danger lurks at every turn, and Harald soon becomes a pawn in the various factions’ thirst for power. Can he survive this dangerous place, and turn his mind towards regaining what is rightfully his? Praise: ★★★★★ – “The author weaves a fascinating and compelling story that captures the reader instantly. A compelling, heroic tale.” ★★★★★ – “Perfect blend of reality and fiction.” ★★★★★ – “An excellent historical thriller.” Read more$0.00$0.99 -
The Awakening of Claudia Faraday: the Adventures of a Respectable 1920s Society Lady
England, the 1920s. A conventional society lady’s life is about to change forever. Claudia is becoming like her house: empty, moribund, and in desperate need of updating. Her daughters have married and gone, her husband is working overseas, there’s not a lot to look forward to. But then a chance event jolts her out of her torpor and plunges her into the outside world, where she discovers radical changes in attitude, fashion and behaviour, sexual and otherwise. Along with her corsets and ankle-length skirts she learns to shed her inhibitions and to realise, thanks to the likes of Marie Stopes, that life can truly begin at 50. ★★★★‘A delightful novel which consistently confounds expectations.’ ‘A witty page turner that every woman can identify with in their own way.’ ‘Claudia is a lovely protagonist. A gentle and well intentioned woman who, in her sixth decade, is only beginning to question her wants and desires.’ Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Fool’s Gold: Christian Fiction
Well, far away you’re willing to go… For treasures and fool’s gold… Yet here we stand with outstretched hand… The seed of Heaven to sow Seventeen-year-old Thomas Schmidt loves his beer. But too much of it one night and a tragic fight at the local Gasthaus sends him fleeing from his tiny village in 1830s Germany. He is so desperate to outrun the avenger (Rudolph Stein) pursuing him that Thomas becomes an indentured servant to buy passage to America. Eventually, their misadventure leads Thomas and Rudolph to the 1849 California Gold Rush. There they join one from China, an ex-slave, and a veteran of other gold strikes and find the lust for gold can result in more pain and death than happiness. Their lost treasure of family eats away at Thomas’s and Rudolph’s souls. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Keeping Katerina
The 1840s: a time of increasing social awareness, particularly for progressive cotton mill owner Adrian Bennett and his son Christopher. One social issue Christopher has never considered is violence against women. A Robert Browning poem and a chance encounter with Katerina Valentino change everything. Katerina fears for her life because of her father’s violent behavior. When Christopher is entranced by the delicate, dark-haired beauty, he decides to rescue her – by marrying her. But Katerina’s years of abuse have left her physically and emotionally scarred, threatening the newlyweds’ happiness. Is Christopher’s tender affection enough to help heal Katerina’s broken spirit? Praise from readers: ★★★★★ – “I love historical romances, and Keeping Katerina is one of the best I have ever read. Not only was the story line engaging, but it held an air of originality that is sorely lacking in most publications today.” ★★★★★ – “Very well written, with a great theme and well developed characters.” ★★★★★ – “This book was wonderful. Well written and finished nicely. The author addresses a serious issue in a way that allows you to respect the heroine… Lovely.” ★★★★★ – “This book dealt with a subject that has been ignored in any other book I have read. I loved it, and look forward to many more stories by this author. “ ★★★★★ – “In a short few pages, I was hooked.” This is a steamy romance and includes graphic sex scenes. Read more$0.00$0.99 -
Hawaiian Mythology: Discover the Polynesian Myths and Legends Surrounding Hawaiian Volcanoes
Updated Version: Better formatting for an enjoyable reading experience Great Collection Of the Hawaiian Legends and Polynesian Myths with Geological Facts at the time. Unique to this title are: A Historical Introduction To the Author, his life and his works A study of themes in Hawaiian Mythology Be ready to immerse yourself into the Myths and Long forgotten Stories of The Hawaiian people. The traditional name of the Hawaiian people is Kānaka Maoli. Hawaii was settled at least 800 years ago with the voyage of Polynesians from the Society Islands. They have a rich and colorful culture as well as vibrant stories which emerged from the volcanoes and planted their roots to inspire their descendants for generations. This book will cover some of the most interesting legends as well as geological facts about the volcanoes which give an interesting perspective as to how those stories were formed. In Hawaiian religion, Pele, goddess of volcanoes, is credited with controlling the lava flows of Kilauea. Known for her strength and enviousness, Pele was descended from Papa and Wakea, the ancient Earth Mother and Sky Father. To illustrate her importance, the author includes stories from history and notes on geology. Sneak Peek of Chapters Inside: PART 1. LEGENDS 1. Ai Laau, The Forest Eater 2. How Pele Came To Hawaii 3. Pele And The Owl Ghost-God 4. The Hills Of Pele 5. Pele And The Chiefs Of Puna 6. Pele’s Tree 7. Pele And Kaha-Wali 8. Pele And Kama-Puaa 9. Pele And The Snow-Goddess 10. Genealogy Of The Pele Family 11. Pele’s Long Sleep 12. Hopoe, The Dancing Stone 13. Hiiaka’s Battle With Demons 14. How Hiiaka Found Wahine-Omao 15. Hiiaka Catching A Ghost 16. Hiiaka And The Seacoast Kupuas 17. Lohiau 18. The Annihilation Of Keoua’s Army 19. Destruction Of Kamehameha’s Fish-Ponds 20. Kapiolani And Pele PART 2. GEOLOGICAL FACTS 1. The Crack In The Floor Of The Pacific 2. Hawaiian Volcanoes 3. Volcanic Activity 4. Changes In Kilauea Crater 5. Foundation Of The Observatory About the author: William Drake Westervelt has written many books as well as magazines covering the history, legends and mythology of Hawaii. Rev. William D. Westervelt was born on the 26th of December of 1849 in Oberlin, Ohio. His interest in Hawaiian mythology was an avocation that led to numerous magazine and newspaper articles, many reprinted in his several collections. A century after its publication this book is still a great reference to Hawaiian mythology. Indulge yourself and give this audiobook a listen! Close your eyes while the narrator guides you through a time of erupting volcanoes and the birth of Pele and her great legends as the creator of the Hawaiian islands! Read more$0.00$2.99
